as in objects
to present an opposing opinion or argument
discouraged her from remonstrating with her father, whose mind was obviously made up
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remonstrates (with)
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About 9 in 10 Democrats and two-thirds of independents say this should not be allowed; 8 in 10 Republicans say the president should be able to send the National Guard into a state even if its governor objects.—
Emily Guskin,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025 -
Mills objects to law enforcement officers being able to stop and ask people about their immigration status based at least in part on their apparent ethnicity.—
Nicquel Terry Ellis,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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Player protests across La Liga this weekend were not widely broadcast after the Spanish league asked TV companies not to show them, according to multiple people familiar with the request.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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The other character who protests Prodigy wiping Nibs’s memory is Arthur (David Rysdahl).—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Remonstrates (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remonstrates%20%28with%29. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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